Cleaner

BGIS; Owen Sound; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

BGIS Sustainable Cleaning Solutions in Owen Sound, Ontario, is seeking a part-time cleaner to join our team. The role focuses on quality, health and safety, and ensuring client satisfaction across facilities in our designated zone.

You will perform routine cleaning tasks, operate floor machines, handle supplies, and report needs for repairs. Candidates should have cleaning experience, ability to lift up to 25 pounds, and availability on weekends or shifts as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in performing various cleaning, housekeeping and maintenance activities in an institutionalized environment.
• Experience using floor maintenance machines, cleaning equipment, materials, and solutions.
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and WHMIS.
• Ability to lift, push and pull heavy items and climb ladders.
• Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and shifts at multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Clean floors by sweeping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
• Dry/wet mop and polish hard surface floors.
• Strip and finish hard surface floors manually or with power equipment.
• Steam clean or shampoo carpets (when required).
• Transport garbage from drop points to bins or compactor.
• Transport maintenance machinery between floors and job sites.
• Cleans and stores equipment and machinery used.
• Cleans glass areas requiring ladders or extension equipment.
• Cleans washrooms floors including stripping and finishing.
• Cleans stairwells and elevator cabs where ladders are required.
• Loads and unloads supplies and replenishes cleaning solutions.
• Follow procedures for chemical cleaners and power equipment.
• Notify managers concerning major repairs or additions to building systems.
• Remove snow and debris from sidewalks, driveways, or parking areas when required.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Lift heavy items

Climb ladders

Groundskeeping habits

Job description

Who We Are

At BGIS Sustainable Cleaning Solutions, we are dedicated to providing environmentally responsible and high-quality cleaning services. Our mission is to create healthier, cleaner environments for our clients while minimizing our ecological impact. As a leader in sustainable cleaning practices, we prioritize the use of eco-friendly products, innovative cleaning technologies, and energy-efficient methods that align with global environmental standards.

Job Description

Who We Are

At BGIS Sustainable Cleaning Solutions, we are dedicated to providing environmentally responsible and high-quality cleaning services. Our mission is to create healthier, cleaner environments for our clients while minimizing our ecological impact. As a leader in sustainable cleaning practices, we prioritize the use of eco-friendly products, innovative cleaning technologies, and energy-efficient methods that align with global environmental standards.

Our team is committed to maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness, safety, and customer satisfaction across a wide range of industries. By joining BGIS Sustainable Cleaning Solutions, you become part of a forward-thinking company that values sustainability, continuous improvement, and a positive work culture.

Help us shape a cleaner, greener future through innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

Job Summary

As a member of the BGIS Sustainable Cleaning Solutions Team, you will be generally responsible for cleaning in a designated zone with an emphasis on quality control, health and safety & striving to exceed client expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Clean floors by sweeping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
• Dry/wet mop (wash/scrub) and polish hard surface floors. (The washing/scrubbing of floors is done with handheld or auto scrubbers. In large open applications, automatic equipment may be used to perform these functions)
• Strip and finish hard surface floors manually or with power equipment (when required).
• Steam clean or shampoo carpets (when required).
• Transport garbage from drop points to garbage bins or compactor.
• Transport maintenance machinery, where necessary, between floors and job sites.
• Cleans and stores equipment and machinery used.
• Cleans glass areas requiring ladders, scaffolding or other extension equipment to reach.
• Cleans washroom floors including stripping and finishing.
• Cleans stairwells and elevator cabs where ladders are required.
• Loads and unloads supplies and replenishes cleaning solutions.
• Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
• Other duties that management may assign.
• Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
• Remove snow and debris from sidewalks, driveways, or parking areas, using snowplows, snow blowers, or snow shovels, or spread snow melting chemicals (when required).

Job Requirements

• Experience in performing various cleaning, housekeeping and maintenance activities in an institutionalized environment.
• Experience in using floor maintenance machines, cleaning equipment, materials, and solutions.
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the provisions that apply to this work including WHMIS.
• Ability to lift, push and pull heavy items as well as climb ladders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, clients, and the general public.
• Ability and willingness to work weekends, holidays, and shifts as assigned as well as work in multiple locations.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, prepare and maintain manual and electronic records.

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

• Must meet security clearance requirements, where applicable.
• Must have a valid Class G license (may be required).

Physical demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

This is a regular, part-time position with a salary range of $17.95 - $20.88 per hour. The starting salary will be based on the successful candidate’s competencies, including but not limited to experience, education and performance related to this role.

At BGIS Sustainable Cleaning Solutions we believe that diversity and inclusion is a key business driver, such that we never lose sight of its importance as it is woven into the fabric of our organization. We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free recruitment process by providing equal employment opportunities through recruiting and retention of individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize that promoting diversity is an essential component of our continuing pursuit for organizational success!

If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact us at askHR. Upon request for accommodation, we will consult with the applicant in question and provide, or arrange for the provision of, a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.